Recent Student Publications

Listed here is a selection of recent publications by current students.

A role for the cholinergic neuron circadian clock in RNA metabolism and mediating neurodegeneration.
Tam SB, Waldeck NJ, Wright M, Mojsilovic-Petrovic J, Baker EM, Kiskinis E, Bass J, Kalb RG.
Life Sci Alliance. 2025 Dec 15;9(3):e202503508. doi: 10.26508/lsa.202503508. Print 2026 Mar.
EZH2 PROTACs outperform catalytic inhibitors in prostate cancer by targeting a methylation-independent function of PRC2.
Xie W, et al. Among authors: brea l.
Oncogene. 2026 Feb;45(5):636-649. doi: 10.1038/s41388-025-03662-z. Epub 2026 Jan 7.
Prostaglandin E2 Signaling Triggers CD31-Independent Transendothelial Migration in Vitro and in Vivo.
Hayashi V, Seidman MA, Muller WA.
Am J Pathol. 2026 Feb;196(2):618-632. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2025.09.012. Epub 2025 Oct 17.
Not All Mismatches Were Created Equal: Empirical Identification of Regions Within HLA-DQ Molecules That Harbor the Highest Immunogenicity.
Matias EG, Austin DE, Franca KC, Maguire C, Lockhart JS, Lantz CW, Tambur AR.
Transplantation. 2026 Jan 15. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005609. Online ahead of print.
B cell immunity and therapeutic opportunities in brain metastases.
Jones G, Murphy A, Lee-Chang C.
Front Immunol. 2026 Jan 14;16:1740386. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1740386. eCollection 2025.
USP22 drives tumor immune evasion and checkpoint blockade resistance through EZH2-mediated epigenetic silencing of MHC-I.
Liu K, et al. Among authors: mani nl.
J Clin Invest. 2025 Nov 18;136(1):e193162. doi: 10.1172/JCI193162. eCollection 2026 Jan 2.
Metabolic Stress and Immune Activation in Heart Failure With a Preserved Ejection Fraction.
Pereira A, Alvarez-Argote S, Meite I, Inui H, Sterling JK, Thorp EJ, Feinstein MJ, Filipp M, Thorp EB.
Immunol Rev. 2026 Jan;337(1):e70103. doi: 10.1111/imr.70103.
Self-Organizing Ovarian Somatic Organoids Preserve Cellular Heterogeneity and Reveal Cellular Contributions to Ovarian Aging.
Dipali SS, et al.
Aging Cell. 2026 Jan;25(1):e70333. doi: 10.1111/acel.70333.
APOL1 G1 and G2 risk alleles modulate severity of diet-induced obesity in a transgenic mouse model.
Kearney AO, Yang JY, Liu E, Wright M, Chen M, Kong J, Barish G, Thorp EB, Lin J.
bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Dec 25:2025.12.23.696293. doi: 10.64898/2025.12.23.696293.
Zyxin restricts viral fusion and entry across multiple virus families.
Fan Q, Quan J, Smith GA, Longnecker R.
J Virol. 2025 Dec 23;99(12):e0165925. doi: 10.1128/jvi.01659-25. Epub 2025 Nov 24.